1. Shsch

   10

   I think a lot of the reviews here miss the point. This is not really an action heist movie although there is both action and a heist. Rather this is a character study of Chris Pratt who has to cope with the limitations of his life after suffering severe brain damage as a result of a car accident which he stupidly causes. I was intrigued by the ways he attempts to regain normalcy such as the ability to sequence events and relate to others in a personal way. I think the gradual manner in which the plot reveals the important things you need to know about Chris's pre-accident life, and especially his family, was very effective in holding the viewer's interest. I also thought Isla Fisher was quite sexy and very effective as bait for Chris's attraction to his "new-found friends." I would highly recommend this film. I think you too will be drawn into the movie and hope that its main character Chris will somehow be able to conquer his limits.… Expand

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2. Compi24

   8

   A solidly shot, reasonably well-acted crime thriller, featuring some truly intriguing characters in play.

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3. ChadS.

   7

   Do we need another bank heist movie? Probably not, but "The Lookout"(in the first scene, you'll realize that the title is a bad pun), with its "Revenge of the Nerds"-like scenario(Gary wasn't a cool kid, nor was Luvlee; Matthew Goode and Isla Fisher) finds a way to make this tired genre seem fresh by focusing on the human drama instead of the crime itself. "The Lookout" is more interested in how thievery gives Chris(Joseph Gordon-Levitt) a new lease on life, rather than wow us with some elaborate plan to raid the vault in fetishistic detail. Chris suspects that his "friends" feel empowered by the table-turning switch for this ex-golden boy who used to rule the school and town. Chris should be paranoid. It's a truism that people like to tear their heroes down(you can tell that purchasing pity doughnuts for Chris stokes Deputy Ted's ego). "The Lookout" might've benefited greatly by knowing how Chris handled his big-man-on-campus notoriety. Should we feel sorry for him? But the film does have an ending that intrigues: Chris' success is the best you could possibly hope for a person with limited intelligence; however, if you were to foreground the crime element in "The Lookout", this happy ending feels bittersweet and ultimately disappointing because it subverts the genre(we're denied the vicarious thrill of...).… Expand

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4. PaulW

   4

   The look and feel of this movie is that of plastic and so was the acting of many of the young actors including that of leadsman Joseph Gordon-Levitt who's performance was skin-deep throughout the whole ordeal, never showing us anything other than confusion or acted frustration. Jeff Daniels was the only actor able to put some weight into his role as Chris's blind roommate Lewis, the only 'real' character in this movie. At no point during this movie I was even slightly entertained and with it's formulaic plotpoints failing to give this film some momentum and absence of clever dialog, the viewer is rocked asleep like a baby.… Expand

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